lisabyrdcollectionAs I wandered around and most inhabitants were off in the garlic farms, I found this elderly woman combing her hair, instinctively I offered to do it for her, she looked like she was suffering some #anxiety, perhaps #dementia and so she said yes and sat in front of me, I combed her hair and smoothed it as if she had more than she did, I also gave her a brief #reiki#energyhealing to ease her #anxiety. The top of her head was mostly bald because she keeps pulling out the white hairs, which is all of it, I think she thinks she only has a few and imagines her hair as it once was, long, full, black. A beautiful reflection for me on aging and a brief moment for her to feel loving touch from a stranger. #shan#burmese#myanmar#refugee#idpcamp#refugeecamp#refugees on my visit to distribute #donated clothing and household items that I collected at my #vegetarian cafe @freebirdcafe and community learning center #thaifreedomhouse6d

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She posed for this photo when I asked if I could take it she covered her head and say in meditation pose 6d